This book was self-published in conjunction with Takahiro Keneyama's solo exhibition "SHUMAFURA" at M.Y. ART PROSPECTS, New York in 2009. This series documents the birthplace of Kanayama's late grandmother, a depopulated small town in northern Japan, SHIMOFURO (or SHUMAFURA in native Ainu language). The houses, streets, harbors, and children in SHUMAFURA speak of righteous beauty, of the pride of a long enduring history, exploring the delicate lines between depression and melancholy, dullness and tranquility, and decay and beauty.